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Demand & Supply: Trends and Risks of Imported Feed

The global price and availability of supplementary feeds – grain and PKE – have significant implications for New Zealand livestock farmers. Recenty completed research assessed…
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Guidance

Applying phosphorus fertiliser

Applying the right P fertiliser in the right places at the right time and rate can reduce losses. This factsheet is primarily for farmers, including…
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Farm Soil Health: Healthy soil, healthy plants, healthy people

This visual summary document contains several infographics that show a general improvement in soil health as land-use changed from forestry to pasture. Monitoring and management…
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Shifting from land-use capability to land-use suitability

The LUS classification system will be based on concatenation of three categories: land-use potential, contribution to catchment contaminant delivery, and pressure in receiving environments (Fig.…
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Waerenga Trust, Matatau Whenua Research

The whānau of Waerenga East and West Incorporation join the Matatau Whenua project team to explore the whenua which the Matatau Whenua Guidelines come from.…
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Examining co-production and the role of brokers within NZ's ‘science advisory ecosystem'

A crisis in expertise: Legitimacy and the challenge of policymaking conference, Melbourne. February 2018 | Society for Social Studies of Science (4S), September 2018
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Beyond meat and milk

Three scenarios show us how the rise of new proteins could radically change the future of farming in Aotearoa. This interactive summary for non-technical readers describes…
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Nitrogen loads to New Zealand aquatic receiving environments: Comparison with regulatory criteria

There is concern about the deteriorating nutrient status of aquatic receiving environments in New Zealand. We estimated the amount by which current nitrogen (N) concentrations…
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Difficulties in using land use pressure and soil quality indicators to predict water quality

Land pressures and soil quality can influence local water quality. Land use, catchment and climatic factors were strong predictors of 15 years of water quality. A snapshot…
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